For
Immediate Release
Contact:
Eddie Francis
(504)
286-5343 or (504) 236-1009
efrancis@suno.edu
August
4, 2010
SUNO
hosts special advanced screening of CNN's New Orleans Rising
NEW
ORLEANS, LA - Southern University at New Orleans (SUNO) served as the host site
for a special advanced screening of CNN's New Orleans Rising on Monday,
August 2, 2010. An overflow audience watched the report that is hosted
and produced by CNN's Soledad O'Brien. New Orleans Rising
is a documentary which primarily focuses on the post effects of Hurricane
Katrina on Pontchartrain Park, the historic African-American neighborhood that
surrounds SUNO, and the efforts of veteran stage and screen actor Wendell
Pierce to bring his neighborhood back.
"It
was an honor for us to host this important event," said Victor Ukpolo, SUNO's
Chancellor. "We are proud to share a wonderful history with the residents
of Pontchartrain Park, and it is this pride that inspires all of us to strive
to make this neighborhood and our institution even more viable for the
immediate and long-term future."
The
evening was hosted by Pierce, who grew up in Pontchartrain Park and currently
stars in HBO's critically-acclaimed series Tremé. At the
conclusion of the report, Pierce, Ukpolo, O'Brien and others participated in a
panel discussion. New Orleans Rising premieres Saturday, August 21st,
7 p.m. and 10 p.m. Central on CNN. Images from the event can be seen at http://www.flickr.com/photos/sunoknights/.
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